In National Science Week we will offer hands-on opportunities to make, create, innovate and research. A variety of transport kits, electronic kits, solar and air powered kits will be available to work individually or in small groups. Students will access augmented reality transport through iPads, design with Lego, drawing or loose parts play and build…
Topic: Indigenous Knowledge
Footy Oval Astronomy
Join the Mount Burnett Observatory team as they take over a footy oval for a night of astronomy. View the night sky through our telescopes which will be trained on various objects in the night sky – Saturn, Mars, Mercury and the Moon should be visible. Learn how telescopes work and how to use one….
Meringandan State School’s From Farm to Fork Expo
During the Farm to Fork Expo students and families will participate in a range of activities to support their understanding of healthy eating including where their food comes from and sustainable practices to reduce organic waste. The expo aligns student learning with the development our vegetable garden and the inclusion of Indigenous plants as food…
Living and Learning the Biosphere – East Biosphere
The Fitzgerald Biosphere (FB) is internationally and nationally recognised for its high biodiversity richness, species endemism and high level of threats, as it is part of the international Southwest Biodiversity Hotspot. An extensive renomination process from 2010 – 2017 saw a rezoning of the FB to adhere to United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization…
Living and Learning the Biosphere – West Biosphere
The Fitzgerald Biosphere (FB) is internationally and nationally recognised for its high biodiversity richness, species endemism and high level of threats, as it is part of the international Southwest Biodiversity Hotspot. An extensive renomination process from 2010 – 2017 saw a rezoning of the FB to adhere to United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization…
Melba Copland Secondary School Wetlands Survey
Melba Copland Secondary School is located across two campuses (Campus One 7 – 9 and Campus Two 10 – 12) in the West Belconnen water catchment area. Between the two campuses lies a new wetlands area (completed in 2019) that will remove over 49,000 kilograms of nitrogen, phosphorus and suspended sediment every year from urban…
Rube Goldberg AI
During National Science Week all science students at Centralian Middle School will have the opportunity to be part of a competition to design and build a machine that runs on renewable energy and can perform a task to help the lives of human beings in some way. The machines will be displayed and judged at…
Oakbank School Science Day
At the Oakbank School Science Day students will participate in a variety of activities centered around the National Science Week theme of Innovation: Powering future industries. Students will participate in activities with high school students as well as across the primary years. Activities will include those with a STEM focus and incorporate science theory while…
Sustainability at Throsby School
Throughout National Science Week, Throsby School will involve students, families and community members in setting up a Subpod worm farm in the compost bed, and planting out a range of local native edible plants. We look forward to being able to expand our students understanding of growing and using native plants, as well as being…
Menzies Little Scientist
The ‘Menzies-Ramaciotti Little Scientist’ event will take place at this years Power and Water Bite of Science day at CDU, on the 19th of August. We will present visual and hands on activities, aimed at budding young scientists, with opportunities to use technology researchers use in the laboratory to make new discoveries. These include visualising…